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Aguacaliente
District
Aguacaliente district location in Costa Rica
Aguacaliente district location in Costa Rica
Aguacaliente
Location in Costa Rica
Country  Costa Rica
Province Cartago
Canton Cartago
Area
 • Total 100.37 km2 (38.75 sq mi)
Elevation
1,330 m (4,360 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total 31,789
 • Density 316.718/km2 (820.30/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−06:00
Postal code
30105

Aguacaliente, also known as San Francisco, is a district of the Cartago canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.

Geography

Aguacaliente has an area of 100.37 km² and an elevation of 1,330 metres.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1883 1,875
1892 2,337 24.6%
1927 1,174 −49.8%
1950 1,803 53.6%
1963 2,796 55.1%
1973 5,184 85.4%
1984 8,963 72.9%
2000 28,516 218.2%
2011 31,789 11.5%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
Centro Centroamericano de Población

For the 2011 census, Aguacaliente had a population of 31,789 inhabitants.

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

  • CR RNP 2.svg National Route 2
  • CR RNS 231.svg National Route 231
  • CR RNT 405.svg National Route 405

See also

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